Instructor, Truck Driving

Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR); Cumberland Gap (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tennessee College of Applied Technology Upper Cumberland is seeking a full-time Truck Driving Associate Instructor to teach all phases of the program. A criminal background check is required, and the applicant must travel to all campuses.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and a Tennessee CDL with at least three years of over-the-road driving. Strong planning, organizational and communication skills are essential, as is willingness to learn and use

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Tennessee CDL with minimum 3 years OTR experience.
• Ability to organize and provide theoretical and practical instruction to enable CDL.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and communication skills for job placement.
• Willingness to acquire new skills and remain current in the field.
• Be willing to learn and use individualized instructional techniques.
• Excellent professional ethics.
• Ideal candidate will be a team player contributing to a growing college.

Responsibilities

• Teach all phases of the program including safety, CDL regulations, traffic laws, routes, and vehicle systems.
• Maintain active advisory committee and communicate with business and industry regularly.
• Develop curriculum, maintain student records, recruitment, placement and follow-up.
• Create teaching outlines and determine instructional methods using individualized and group instruction.
• Maintain student records and reports; assist with placement and follow-up.
• Participate in recruitment of students and market the program to regional employers.

Skills

CDL required

Three years OTR driving

Instructional planning

Communication skills

Professional ethics

Willingness to learn

Team player

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Truck Driving Instructor Full-Time Position

The Tennessee College of Applied Technology Upper Cumberland is accepting applications for a full-time Truck Driving Associate Instructor. A criminal background check will be required for the selected applicant. This position will require the applicant to travel to all campuses.

Minimum Qualifications

• Candidates must have high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must hold a valid commercial driver’s license in Tennessee with minimum of three years’ experience as over-the-road driver with exemplary record.
• Must be able to organize and provide theoretical and practical instructional activities to enable students to obtain CDL
• Must possess excellent planning, organizational, and communication skills for the effective transfer of knowledge and skills to students for job placement of graduates in the field.
• Willingness to acquire new skills and remain current in the field is also required.
• Be willing to learn and use individualized instructional techniques.
• Must have excellent professional ethics.
• The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic team player whose career objectives include being a member of a dynamic and growing college that has a vision to expand its services and increase its offerings to the citizens, businesses, and industry in its service area.

General Duties

• The Truck Driving Instructor is responsible for teaching all phases of the program to include safety regulations; CDL regulations, traffic laws, road atlas and highway routes; instruments and cab controls; engine and air brake systems, adverse weather condition driving techniques; hazardous materials transportation; clutch, gear, and transmission patterns; coupling and uncoupling trailers, obstacle course and backing procedures; defensive driving; and over-the-road driving experiences.
• Must maintain an active advisory committee, communicate with business and industry on a regular basis.
• Other duties include curriculum development and updates, student record keeping, student recruitment, placement and follow-up of program graduates, and program budgeting.
• Develop teaching outline and determine instructional methods utilizing knowledge of specific training needs and effectiveness of such methods as individualized and group instruction, lecture, demonstration, and conference.
• Maintain student records and reports.
• Responsible for student placement and assist with student follow-up.
• Participate in recruitment of students.
• Market the Truck Driving program to regional employers and prospective students.
• Maintain active program advisory committee.

Salary

Commensurate with education and experience according to Tennessee Board of Regents guidelines. This is a full-time position with benefits.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled.

TCAT Upper Cumberland does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnic or national origin, sex, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, or any other class protected by Federal or State laws and regulations and by Tennessee Board of Regents policies with respect to employment, programs, and activities. Inquiries or complaints concerning Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator in person, by phone, and/or email at: Stacy Johnson, Title IX Coordinator, [e-mail], 910 Miller Ave, Crossville, TN 38555 [phone].